QINETIQ GROUP PLC
14 July 2020
QINETIQ GROUP PLC
(i) Results of Annual General Meeting held on 14 July 2020; and
(ii) Change of Chair of the Audit Committee
Poll Results of Annual General Meeting
QinetiQ Group plc ('QinetiQ') announces that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 14 July 2020 were duly passed with the requisite majorities and the results of the poll are as follows:
VOTES FOR | % | VOTES AGAINST | % | TOTAL VOTES VALIDLY CAST | % OF SHARE CAPITAL WITH VOTING RIGHTS | VOTES WITHHELD | ||
1 | To receive the Report and Accounts | 466,759,027 | 99.97 | 121,145 | 0.03 | 466,880,172 | 82.20 | 5,099,250 |
2 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report | 419,208,158 | 89.31 | 50,195,251 | 10.69 | 469,403,409 | 82.64 | 2,576,013 |
3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 393,564,005 | 86.96 | 59,006,721 | 13.04 | 452,570,726 | 79.68 | 19,408,696 |
4 | To re-elect Lynn Brubaker | 469,948,125 | 99.60 | 1,894,650 | 0.40 | 471,842,775 | 83.07 | 136,648 |
5 | To re-elect James Burnell-Nugent | 465,773,041 | 98.71 | 6,071,032 | 1.29 | 471,844,073 | 83.07 | 135,350 |
6 | To re-elect Michael Harper | 469,392,010 | 99.48 | 2,444,211 | 0.52 | 471,836,221 | 83.07 | 143,202 |
7 | To elect Shonaid Jemmett-Page | 471,318,508 | 99.89 | 517,820 | 0.11 | 471,836,328 | 83.07 | 143,094 |
8 | To re-elect Neil Johnson | 447,831,588 | 94.91 | 24,004,044 | 5.09 | 471,835,632 | 83.07 | 143,790 |
9 | To re-elect Ian Mason | 469,939,253 | 99.60 | 1,896,830 | 0.40 | 471,836,083 | 83.07 | 143,340 |
10 | To re-elect Susan Searle | 418,750,114 | 89.24 | 50,481,585 | 10.76 | 469,231,699 | 82.61 | 2,747,723 |
11 | To re-elect David Smith | 469,585,458 | 99.52 | 2,257,317 | 0.48 | 471,842,775 | 83.07 | 136,648 |
12 | To re-elect Steve Wadey | 471,735,062 | 99.96 | 210,050 | 0.04 | 471,945,112 | 83.09 | 34,311 |
13 | To re-appoint Pricewaterhouse-Coopers LLP as auditor | 460,273,806 | 97.55 | 11,567,975 | 2.45 | 471,841,781 | 83.07 | 137,641 |
14 | To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration | 471,716,294 | 99.97 | 133,947 | 0.03 | 471,850,241 | 83.07 | 129,200 |
15 | To authorise the Company and its subsidiaries to make political donations | 423,422,540 | 89.74 | 48,417,053 | 10.26 | 471,839,593 | 83.07 | 139,830 |
16 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares | 464,203,389 | 98.38 | 7,649,822 | 1.62 | 471,853,211 | 83.07 | 126,212 |
17 | To disapply pre-emption rights (standard)* | 471,552,047 | 99.94 | 285,012 | 0.06 | 471,837,059 | 83.07 | 142,029 |
18 | To disapply pre-emption rights (acquisitions)* | 468,965,592 | 99.39 | 2,884,566 | 0.61 | 471,850,158 | 83.07 | 128,929 |
19 | To purchase own shares* | 466,445,582 | 99.23 | 3,616,539 | 0.77 | 470,062,121 | 82.76 | 1,917,301 |
20 | To call general meetings on not less than 14 clear days' notice* | 461,408,556 | 97.79 | 10,450,143 | 2.21 | 471,858,699 | 83.07 | 120,724 |
*Special Resolution
Change of the Chair of the Board of the Audit Committee
The Board is pleased to announce that with effect from the conclusion of the AGM held on 14 July 2020, Shonaid Jemmett - Page has commenced her role as Chair of the Audit Committee.
As announced on 19 May 2020, Paul Murray retired as a Director of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee at the conclusion of today's AGM.
Notes:
1. The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places.
2. Votes "for" include discretionary votes.
3. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a resolution.
4. The number of ordinary shares in issue at 11.00 am on 10 July 2020 was 571,757,121 of which 3,755,574 are held in treasury. Therefore the number of ordinary shares with voting rights at 11:00am on 14 July 2020 was 568,001,547.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolutions, other than those concerning ordinary business, passed by the Company at the AGM held on 14 July 2020, has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Enquiries:
Company Secretary: | Jon Messent, QinetiQ | +44 (0)1252 392000 |
Investor Relations: | David Smith, QinetiQ | +44 (0)1252 392000 |
John Haworth, QinetiQ | +44 (0)1252 392000 |
QinetiQ press office: +44 (0)1252 393500